Football Preview: Heritage Christian Eagles vs. Eastern Hancock Royals
Heritage Christian has gone 8-0 against Eastern Hancock recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Heritage Christian Eagles will host the Eastern Hancock Royals at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Heritage Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Last Friday, Heritage Christian lost to Guerin Catholic on the road by a 53-34 margin. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Heritage Christian had strong showings from Eli Nix, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns, and Elijah Pimental, who rushed for 181 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Even though they lost, Heritage Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hancock didn't have quite enough to beat Centerville on Friday and fell 29-26. The loss was the Royals' first of the season.
The losing side was boosted by Eli Manship, who picked up 126 receiving yards and a touchdown. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Garrett Shaw, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Heritage Christian fell to 2-1. As for Eastern Hancock, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
Heritage Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Eastern Hancock when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 24-20 win. Does Heritage Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastern Hancock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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